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The Broken System: How Policies Enable Addiction & Homelessness | Modern America | Episode 10 Pt 2

Are we helping or enabling? A frontline worker in Seattle’s Emergency Services Patrol exposes the failures in housing, addiction services, and harm reduction programs. From driving overdose victims to the ER to watching people cycle in and out of temporary housing, he reveals how funding mismanagement, lack of training, and ineffective policies have trapped people in homelessness and addiction. 📌 Key Takeaways: A broken system – Housing-first policies place people in apartments but fail to offer skills training or addiction recovery support, leading to high failure rates. Harm reduction vs. real help – Social services provide alcohol and shelter to late-stage alcoholics but do little to break the cycle of addiction. Seattle’s worsening crisis – Over six years, the van’s work has shifted from chronic alcoholics to a surge in fentanyl and meth use, leading to more amputations, overdoses, and deaths. The rise in street deaths – The number of homeless deaths is skyrocketing, with bodies being found in broad daylight, ignored for days. Policy failures & public safety – The defunding of Seattle’s Navigation Team left a massive gap in homeless outreach, forcing police and emergency responders to pick up the slack. ⚖ The Reality on the Streets The “housing first” approach is not working as intended. Without mental health support, addiction treatment, and basic life skills training, many end up back on the streets, worse than before. Meanwhile, drug-related amputations, overdoses, and violent crime continue to escalate. Who is truly benefiting from this system? 📢 What Do You Think? Do you believe the housing-first model is effective? What needs to change in Seattle’s approach to homelessness and addiction? Drop a comment below! 🔔 Subscribe to Modern America for raw, unfiltered discussions on addiction, homelessness, and the policies shaping public safety. #ModernAmerica #HomelessnessCrisis #AddictionRecovery #FentanylCrisis #HousingFirst #SeattleHomelessness #SocialServices #PublicHealth #HarmReduction #OverdoseCrisis #StreetSurvival #EmergencyResponse #MethCrisis #DrugPolicyReform #MentalHealthCrisis